Contractors are no longer allowed to utilise laterite as a base material while building roads, according to Works Minister David Umahi.
The Minister mandated that federal government contractors henceforth utilise lumps, sharp sand, and stone base in place of laterite.
In his Friday directive, Umahi noted that laterite has a low load-bearing capacity, is prone to weathering and erosion, especially in regions with heavy rainfall, and that these factors might cause the road surface to deteriorate quickly.
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The Minister inaugurated a committee to oversee the reconstruction of the Benin-Warri dual carriageway and the dualization of East-West Road at the Port Harcourt-Onne Port junction road in Rivers State., according to a statement by the Director (Information), Press and Public Relations of the Ministry, Lere-Adams Blessing.
She quoted the Minister as saying, “We are giving very serious attention to the roads between Benin and Warri. The road between Eleme and Onne Port, we are mindful of the site conditions of these roads, the water conditions and the boreholes instead of pot holes on these roads.
“No more laterite, contractors are now to use lumps, sharp sand and stone base in place of laterite.”
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The committees constituted are as follows: Reconstruction of Benin-Warri Dual Carriageway (Section 1 : By Levant Construction Company Ltd) Engr. C. Oke, Deputy Director HSSI; Engr. B. W. Hassan; Representative of the Honourable Minister; Representative of Highways MG&QC; Representative of Human Resources Department, FMW; Representative of Legal Department, FMW ; Representative of COREN; Representative of NSE. Among others.
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